My name is Tenya Iida, and I am a student at UA Academy.
My friend Midoriya has asked me to meet him behind the school gym, and thus I am walking my way there at this very moment. I wonder what he could want? Perhaps it's time to find out, since I can already see him.
"What's up, Midoriya?" I said, raising my hand to greet him.
"H-hey, Iida! You're here!" He waves back at me in return. I see Midoriya standing behind a bench, and right beside him is...Uraraka?
That's right. This sweet girl is Uraraka, the kindly angel who has shown affection for Midoriya, and also one of my friends. But...if such is the case, then why did I get invited to such an intimate meeting?
"You two are all alone out here, Midoriya. Why did you want me to come along and meet you?" I whisper into his ear.
"Well, you see, Uraraka asked to meet me out here and it's my first time being all alone with a girl! I felt so nervous coming all by myself so that why I asked you…"
What.
"So, here we are behind the gym, Uraraka. What did you want from me?"
"Huh?" Uraraka briefly tenses up, then produces a tote bag from below the bench. "Oh! I made too much mochi the other day, so I thought I'd share with you, Deku!"
Such a flimsy excuse. That's your favorite food! There's no such thing as too much mochi for someone like you!
Midoriya tenses up as well and his cheeks start blushing. "O-Oh! That's so nice. But you really shouldn't have, I don't deserve that!"
WHAT?!
Midoriya! You're so caught up in your own humility that you can't even see what Uraraka is trying to do!
"Nonsense, Midoriya! You should accept it with the greatest of gratefulness! I'm sure she made this with you in mind!"
"A-are you saying she's lying?! Of course she didn't! She-she's just trying to be nice!"
He's blushing even harder. Obviously he's flattered, but he's just too deep in denial.
Perhaps I'll have better luck with Uraraka.
"Uraraka, please excuse me. It appears I may have interrupted your moment. Perhaps I should get going."
"Uhh, no, It's okay! You can stay, Iida!"
What? You too, Uraraka?!
"Midoriya, Uraraka made you some mochi. Accept it and say 'Thank you'."
"Huh?! But it wouldn't be fair if only I get some!"
"Oh, no need to worry! I brought two boxes of it!
Yes, that's it! Keep going Midoriya, and soon you'll have yourself a nice picnic date with her!
"Wow, you brought two? How about that, Iida! Maybe we can share it-"
"Are you in fact the stupidest man on the planet, Midoriya?! She made the mochi for YOU! At the very least, you two should be the ones to share it!"
Their cheeks grow bright red and they both go wide-eyed. Looks like it's working.
"W-w-what the heck are you talking about, Iida?! Uraraka made extra, she's just playing nice!"
"Open your eyes! She asked to meet you behind the gym. She's not just being nice! She obviously has feelings for you!"
"W-WHAT?! That's ridiculous! She only asked me to come here because rumors would start flying if she gave me mochi in front of the whole school!"
"Miss Uraraka is offering you her sweets! Just accept it and take the damn mochi!"
"How-how could you, Iida?! You're being incredibly disrespectful."
What?! Disrespectful?! Aaaargh! That's it, I didn't want to have to do this, but desperate times call for desperate measures!
I take a deep breath to calm myself, and then I turn around while straightening my glasses.
"Alright then. So be it."
"Huh? I don't get it, Iida."
"I can see the writing on the wall, Midoriya, Uraraka. It's obvious that your romance has become more important than our friendship."
"W-what?!" They reply in unison as I start to walk away.
I'm sorry to have to hurt your feelings, but someday you'll understand. You can thank me later.
"Now then, if you don't mind, I'll be on my way. You two enjoy your mochi."
"N-no! Iida, don't leave!"
"Hang on!"
Will you two just take a hint already?! I am trying to leave you alone!
"Iida, next time I'll make some mochi for you too! And next time, let's share together with Deku!"
Sigh. Fine, I'll hold you to that, Uraraka. But for now, best of luck you lovebirds! I'll leave you to it!
...but perhaps it wouldn't hurt to watch them for a bit longer? I turn around and try to listen to the rest of their conversation.
"Here you go, Deku! I have to go somewhere, so I have to go now! I'll see you tomorrow!"
"Uhh, yeah! Sure! Thanks again, Uraraka!"
Wha-WHAT?! That's IT?!
These two have a long way to go, that's for sure.
These two just can't take a hint, can they?
If anyone is asking, this scene was inspired by the first one from Episode 10 of Tsurezure Children.
Thanks for reading, and God bless!